Barry Callebaut and its former CEO Peter Feld parted ways last month after a previously unreported clash at the top of the world’s largest chocolate maker over a proposal to separate its cocoa business, two sources told Reuters.
Members of Barry Callebaut’s board, including its chairman Patrick De Maeseneire, opposed the plan, the sources said. Cocoa accounted for 31% of Barry Callebaut’s total sales revenue and 15.5% of its operating profit in 2024/25.
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Source: Reuters | Published: 2026-02-02T06:05:01Z
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